VCU Libraries announces fine amnesty on overdue books as a thank you to students
As a recognition of students’ grin-and-bear-it attitudes, during the first year of construction of the new library on the Monroe Park Campus, beginning after the topping off on March 18, VCU Libraries will not charge fines on overdue books received by midnight on March 31. “Our students have been patient with disruptions due to construction,” […]
Celebrate Topping Off: 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18
Come one, come all to sign the beam 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 18. The occasion is the official “Topping Off” — during which the tallest beam is celebrated and ceremonially lifted into place atop the structure. The ceremony, with short speeches and music, takes place at 2 p.m. The location is on […]
Wednesday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.–Sign the beam
Come one, come all to sign the beam 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on March 18. The occasion is the official “Topping Off” — during which the tallest beam is celebrated and ceremonially lifted into place atop the structure. The ceremony, with short speeches and music, takes place at 2 p.m. The location is on […]
Time lapse video: See our progress in less than one minute
The new library has been going up, up, up, resulting in this week’s Topping Off, when the tallest beam was raised to the top of the roofline.
President Rao is first to sign the beam
Thanks, President Rao, for being the first to sign the big, VCU gold beam that will be lifted to the top of the new library on Wednesday afternoon. All in the university community are invited to come to the Compass and sign the beam 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 18. The president is […]
Noise alert: Loud drilling this week 7 to 9 a.m.
Starting March 18, at 7 a.m. and ending at 9 a.m., you will hear the sounds of hammer drilling on the plinth on the west side of Cabell Library. Over the next four days, drilling crews will move south and around the corner, ending at the southeast corner of the building. The drilling will be […]
Behind the Scenes: Inside the new library IV
Library leaders got the first hard-hat tour of the emerging library in early March and here’s some of what they saw. Imagine this light-filled space on the third floor–a new, spacious study area. What a great view we’re going to have! (Thanks, Associate University Librarian for Research and Learning Dennis T. Clark, for sharing.)
